Site Lead

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

Overview: The major function of the Site Lead is to manage the Winnipeg CSC operations personnel to meet the overall MFG and Canadian SBU objectives.

Essential Job Functions: 

• Accountability for Inventory Coordination.
• Ordering of materials from the mother-plants for local distribution and/or blending.
• Use of SAP MRP tools to match supply with demand.
• Work with sales on customer forecasts and seasonal changes in demand. 
• Work with technical on: RM substitutions, ink system changes and movement of dormant materials.
• Maintain all environmental, health and safety training and compliance for both SunCare compliance as well as Provincial and Federal regulatory and labour compliance.
• Ensure site housekeeping is kept up to appropriate standards.
• Scheduling of production and shipments to achieve customer production demands.
• Plant expense control of personnel and supplies (overtime, manufacturing expenses, capital project expenses, utilities, etc…)
• Management of contractors and vendors to support Maintenance & Repairs and Capital projects. (source contractors, track performance and manage expenses).
• Freight coordination and expense control – work with staff and if required 3PL (Uberfreight) to coordinate expedites, LTL, FTL and dedicated Trucks to meet customer demands. Communication must route via NACS.
• Champion quality improvement to achieve improvements related to production quality (right first time). Customer support and complaint resolution (OTIF monitoring, technical resource allotment, root cause problem analysis, 5 Why, Kepner Tregoe analysis)
• Identify business improvement opportunities and look for solutions to improve plant efficiency, quality or service.
• Support organizational and employee development. Use of site communication, employee empowerment, recognition and appreciation and employee development programs to improve Mfg team cohesion.
• Involvement in plant annual operating plan development (AOP aka annual budget).
   

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma
• Experienced in the essential job functions listed above

BENEFITS

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, DC Pension Plan, Group RSP & TFSA programs, and optional life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
 

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.

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